The Connecticut Wine Trail (ctwine.com [1]) is a unique collection of 24 vineyards and wineries [2] statewide. All members have tasting rooms where visitors can sample their portfolio of wines; reservations are not required except for special events. Connecticut is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing wine regions in the United States. Visit the CT Wine Trail's Calendar [3] for special pairings, live music, wine releases, and more.
The Connecticut Wine Trail consists of:
- Bishop's Orchards Winery [4], Guilford
- Chamard Vineyards [5], Clinton
- Connecticut Valley Winery [6], New Hartford
- DiGrazia Vineyards [7], Brookfield
- Gouveia Vineyards [8], Wallingford
- Haight-Brown Vineyards [9], Litchfield
- Hawk Ridge Winery [10], Watertown
- Holmberg Orchards & Winery [11], Gales Ferry
- Hopkins Vineyard [12], Warren
- Jerram Winery [13], New Hartford
- Jonathan Edwards Winery [14], North Stonington
- Jones Winery [15], Shelton
- Land of Nod Winery [16], East Canaan
- Miranda Vineyards [17], Goshen
- Paradise Hills Vineyard & Winery [18], Wallingford
- Preston Ridge Vineyard [19], Preston
- Priam Vineyards [20], Colchester
- Saltwater Farm Vineyard [21], Stonington
- Sharpe Hill Vineyard [22], Pomfret
- Stonington Vineyards [23], Stonington
- Sunset Meadow Vineyards [24], Goshen
- Taylor Brooke Winery [25], Woodstock
- Walker Road Vineyards [26], Woodbury
- White Silo Farm & Winery [27], East Sherman
The wineries and vineyards of the Connecticut Wine Trail are members of the Connecticut Vineyard and Winery Association. Many wineries are dog-friendly [28] outdoors in the summer.
All wineries in the state participate in the Department of Agriculture's Passport to Connecticut Farm Wineries [29] program. There are is also a unified CT Winter Wine Trail passport program [30], which runs from January through April.
More information about events [3], daily tasting hours [31], private events [32] and more can be located at ctwine.com [1].